Arbitration hearings between MLB teams and players can lead to some awkward interactions at the negotiating table. After the two sides exchange their figures, they often can come to agreements without the help of arbiter...

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Joe Johnson 's balky knees have become a problem for the Brooklyn Nets. Nets coach Jason Kidd told reporters that he would be resting the veteran guard for the matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night, Feb...

When it comes to Super Bowl halftime shows, everyone is still trying to top Madonna. Back in 2012, her performance with recording artist M.I.A. drew a record 114 million TV viewers , even more than the 111...

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At long last, the media frenzy leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII is finally coming to a close. Players from the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos must surely be counting down the hours until Sunday's kickoff (6:30 p...

The heavy lifting of the MLB offseason is done with spring training less than a month away. By mid-February, pitchers and catchers around the league will be in Arizona and Florida, respectively, getting tuned up with position players not far behind...

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Heading into the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi , U.S. athletes like Shaun White ( snowboard ), Lolo Jones ( bobsled ) and Patrick Kane ( hockey ) already have major profiles and are well-known around the country...

The 63rd edition of the NBA All-Star game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 16 in New Orleans (8 p.m. ET, TNT), but the action will get started on Thursday when the starters for the East and West All-Star teams are revealed on TNT at 7 p...

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The NBA trade deadline is less than a month away and the basketball rumor mill remains full of rumblings on potential deals. By Feb. 20, there figure to be a few big men who will be switching jerseys and playing in new home arenas...

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There's only one more singles match to go in Melbourne before we have our 2014 Australian Open men's and women's finalists. While No. 4 Li Na and No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova have advanced to Saturday's final (3 a...

By the end of his rookie year in 2008, Pablo Sandoval was known as "Kung Fu Panda." After making a slick play on the basepaths in a September ballgame, veteran pitcher Barry Zito coined the nickname and the rest is history...

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